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working class

work·ing class
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wur-king klas, klahs]
    • /ˈwɜr kɪŋ klæs, klɑs/
    • /ˈwɜːkɪŋ klɑːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wur-king klas, klahs]
    • /ˈwɜr kɪŋ klæs, klɑs/

Definitions of working class words

  • noun working class those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor. 1
  • noun working class the social or economic class composed of these workers. 1
  • adjective working class of laboring classes 1
  • noun working class laboring class 1
  • countable noun working class The working class or the working classes are the group of people in a society who do not own much property, who have low social status, and who do jobs which involve using physical skills rather than intellectual skills. 0
  • countable noun working class Working class is also an adjective. 0
See all 11 definitions of working class

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Origin of working class

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Working class

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Working class

working class popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

working class usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for working class

adj working class

  • blue collar — of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners. Compare white-collar.
  • blue-collar — Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices.
  • lowborn — of humble birth.

noun working class

  • bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
  • grass roots — the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
  • lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
  • lowlife — a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.
  • labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
All 10 Synonyms of working class

Antonyms for working class

noun working class

  • gentry — wellborn and well-bred people.
Just one Antonym for working class

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